Free Web NovelChapter 342: Chapter 343: Yu Mingche and Lin Mo Come to Pick Her Up
Ning Xuan’s role in this crisis not only earned her the recognition of Admiral Yang Lei, but also the high praise of Dean Ding Xiangyang.
When Dean Ding Xiangyang saw that Ning Xuan had produced tens of thousands of high-purity Spiritual Calming Potions in just a few days, he was completely in awe of her.
The base had long been short on medicinal ingredients. The ingredients used to create the Spiritual Calming Potions came from Ning Xuan’s personal reserves, making them her private property. The military purchased every single Spiritual Calming Potion she provided to the medical center at the highest price. Payment would later be settled in the Federation’s universal currency, Star Gold, or other resources. In just a few short days, Ning Xuan had amassed a huge fortune.
’As expected, of all the business in the world, the profits from selling arms and military equipment were definitely one of the fastest ways to make money.’
Even though the expansion of the spatial rift had been contained, contamination levels were no longer rising, and spatial stability was slowly recovering, the war had already reached a turning point. However, the Starry Sky Beasts that had already poured onto the planet still ran rampant.
They came in many varieties. Some were as massive as mountains, others as swift as lightning, and some could even manipulate various forms of energy, posing an immense threat to humanity’s defensive lines.
With their morale restored, the human forces no longer remained on the defensive against these Exotic Beasts from the stars. Different combat units played to their strengths, coordinating with one another to launch an all-out counterattack.
Among the invading Starry Sky Beasts was a species that could bend light to evade radar detection, rendering traditional artillery and missiles largely ineffective against them.
However, laser weapon units could track their trajectory, instantly releasing beams of tens of thousands of degrees that precisely pierced the Beast Cores.
Since lasers were unaffected by gravity or wind and traveled at near light speed, the Exotic Beasts had no way to dodge or interfere with them.
With their precise strikes and instant incineration, the laser weapon units became the beasts’ nemesis.
The Golden Armored Beasts were massive, with carapaces so hard that conventional firearms couldn’t breach their defenses. Their appearance initially caused heavy casualties among the troops sent to face them. Later, the command center deployed Mecha units. Each Mecha stood ten meters tall, equipped with electromagnetic shock blades and powerful cannons. Pilots controlled them via neural links, moving the Mechas as fluidly as their own limbs.
Ning Xuan watched the Mecha engines roar as the steel giants charged across the battlefield, their blades flashing with blinding electrical light as they slashed down. The sight made her blood boil with excitement. The soldiers who could pilot Mecha had all specialized in them at military academies. They needed to spend a long time synchronizing with their machines to achieve such fluid control.
There was another type of Starry Sky Beast that could interfere with electronic equipment, causing mechanized units to lose communication and become paralyzed. For a time, their appearance delayed the delivery of military orders and halted team coordination, which also resulted in many casualties.
The problem of insecure communications was only solved when the Information Department discovered that electromagnetic pulses could disrupt this type of Starry Sky Beast.
Not all Exotic Beasts could be eliminated by technological weapons alone. Certain High-level ones, like the Dream Weaving Beast, could create illusions and even directly attack a human’s mind. Without using Divine Sense to search for them, it was impossible to locate these beasts, let alone eliminate them. Ultimately, defeating them required the intervention of High-Level Spirit Controllers.
Ning Xuan kept a close watch on Liu Linfeng and his comrades. Their situation was perilous several times, and Ning Xuan was on the edge of her seat with worry for them. Fortunately, they always managed to pull through.
On the tenth day of the all-out war, as soldiers at the temporary forward base were changing shifts and resting, a low hum suddenly echoed from the sky. Everyone looked up to see a silver-blue streak of light cutting through the clouds, rapidly approaching the base.
It was a small, private Starship, about twenty meters long. Its entire body was a sleek, elegant silhouette, with a hull made of high-density nano-alloy that glinted with a cold metallic luster under the sun.
Dark gold energy patterns were inlaid on both sides of the hull, clearly the conduction conduits for some kind of High-level protective field.
Its propulsion system was not a traditional jet engine but rather utilized anti-gravity levitation technology. It landed almost silently, stirring up only a faint ring of dust upon touching the ground.
The Starship’s viewports were one-way, making it impossible to see inside from the exterior. One could faintly sense the fluctuations of an Energy Barrier. Though it was just a small, private Starship, judging from its construction, its security rating was likely higher than even some capital warships.
The private Starship’s arrival piqued the soldiers’ curiosity. They were shocked that anyone would dare fly a private vessel into an environment like the spatial rift. At the same time, it made them feel that the danger from the rift was finally beginning to recede.
The private Starship had already contacted the command center and, after receiving clearance, landed on a landing pad inside the temporary base. Once the ship was stable, its hatch slowly opened.
"At a time like this, who would ride a private Starship to the front lines?"
The answer was quickly revealed.
Two slender figures emerged from the hatch, one after the other. They wore identical silver-white robes and half-masks, obscuring their faces.
A dozen or so guards followed behind them in single file.
Under the curious gazes of the crowd, the pair walked straight toward the medical center. Upon seeing them enter, those who knew Ning Xuan’s true identity had their suspicions. ’They must be here for Ning Xuan.’
The people who had rushed here at such a time were none other than Yu Mingche and Lin Mo. They had already learned what was happening on the battlefield from Admiral Yang Lei. Knowing that Ning Xuan’s identity had been exposed, they worried that the longer she stayed, the more danger she would attract. After discussing it, the two decided to come and take her away.
Ning Xuan wasn’t surprised by their arrival.
In fact, they had sent her a message before coming. Ning Xuan felt her work here was more or less finished, so she didn’t object.
Ning Xuan had no regrets about her experience in the war. On the battlefield, she had felt the thrill of facing danger head-on. She had been injured and faced perilous situations, but in the process, she had also honed her combat instincts and improved her practical fighting skills.
Yu Mingche and Lin Mo picked up Ning Xuan and Yun Han and, without lingering, decided to return to Central Star immediately. Admiral Yang Lei had planned to hold a farewell party for Ning Xuan, but Yu Mingche declined.
People from both the Starry Sky Academy and the Star Sky Council were searching for Ning Xuan. To avoid being tracked, Yu Mingche had deliberately laid many false trails on his way, fearing someone might follow the clues and discover Ning Xuan’s location.
